Biology Evolution
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which cellular organelle is thought to have evolved from a prokaryote that was able to use oxygen?
chloroplast
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
ribosome
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement provides evidence that mitochondria MOST likely evolved when a primitive eukaryotic cell engulfed a prokaryotic bacteria?
Both mitochondria and bacteria have a circular DNA molecule.
Both mitochondria and bacteria have the same type of ribosomes.
Both mitochondria and bacteria have a double-membrane nucleus.
Both mitochondria and bacteria have the same amount of cytoplasm.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the fossil record, when did episodes of rapid speciation commonly take place?
while Earth’s continents were joined
while Earth’s habitats were stable
before major climatic changes
following mass extinctions
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement BEST explains why evolution is classified as a theory?
It is a set of hypotheses supported by scientific findings.
It has been proved by valid scientific experiments.
It explains observations more simply than other available models.
It is accepted by a majority of scientists working in relevant fields,
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The discovery of a fossilized animal with teeth, a long bony tail, and feathered wings helped to establish which evolutionary sequence?
rodents to bats
reptiles to birds
aquatic organisms to land-based organisms
invertebrates to flying organisms
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fossil records indicate that species changes generally
stop when a species forms.
speed up with stable conditions.
take place over many generations.
are independent of the environment.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rhinoceroses and horses are related. They have very similar digestive systems and an odd number of toes on their feet. Horses have one toe, and rhinoceroses have three. These facts BEST support which claim?
Horses and rhinoceroses share a common ancestor.
Horses and rhinoceroses are genetically identical.
Horses are the ancestors of modern rhinoceroses.
Horses have descended from modern rhinoceroses.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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